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Innovation in Cybersecurity Industry Challenges Grants Initiative

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Innovation in Cybersecurity Industry Challenges

Innovation in Cybersecurity Industry Challenges Grants Initiative

The National Authority for Cybersecurity has launched an initiative as part of its strategic efforts to develop the cybersecurity sector. This initiative aims to explore innovative solutions to keep pace with global developments and trends, and to address current and future challenges in the field of cybersecurity. It achieves this by strengthening collaboration between academic and research institutions, and public and private sector entities, contributing to the growth of the cybersecurity industry at the national level. This initiative is part of the "National Program for Research, Development, and Innovation in Cybersecurity."

Initiative Objectives

 

·       Develop innovative research in the field of cybersecurity.

·       Support strategic efforts to develop the cybersecurity sector.

·       Enhance cybersecurity in the Kingdom.

 

 

 

Target Audiences

 

Academic and Research Institutions

 

Research groups within academic and research institutions

   Public and Private Sector Entities

 

Program partners from public and private sector entities

 

 Researchers and Innovators

 

General public, including experts, researchers, and innovators

 

 

 

 

 

National Priority Areas

 

Cyber-Physical Technologies and IoT

AI x Cyber

 NextGen Cyber Defense

 Cyber Resilience

 Future of Cyber Threats and Attacks

Cyber Order

 Cryptography and Quantum security

 Behavioral Cyber

 

Expected Outcomes

 

 Innovative Solutions

 

Developing innovative national digital solutions that can be adopted to address industry challenges in cybersecurity

 Applied Research

 

Activating applied research with promising commercial potential by publishing them in prestigious international journals and conferences

 

 Patents

 

Registering patents with a tangible impact in addressing challenges in the cybersecurity industry

 

 Sustainable Partnerships

 

Building collaborative relationships between academic and research institutions, and public and private sector entities

 

 

Phases for Identifying Challenges within the Initiative

 

: Identifying Challenges and Initial Solutions from Researchers and Innovators

 

To submit, click here

 

The submission deadline for the initiative is Saturday, May 30, 2026

Identifying Key Challenges from National Entities
   Details will be shared soon... 

 

 

 

 

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8001249996 | info@nca.gov.sa

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